The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revealed that in April 2026, Nigeria met 99.2 per cent of its Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil production quota of 1.5mb/d. This was revealed in the X handle of the commission, which stressed that the output rose to 1.48b/d of crude oil and 174,873b/d of condensate. The total crude oil and condensate production, according to NUPRC, was 1.66mb/d. “Nigeria’s production increased in the month of April to 1,488,540 barrels of crude oil and 174,873 barrels of condensates totaling 1, 663, 413 barrels per day. This implies that Nigeria met 99.2 per cent of its 1.5mbpd OPEC quota of crude oil.” The report revealed the that the figure also represents a 7.58 per cent increase when compared to the month of March. NUPRC said the peak production in April was 1.85mbpd while the lowest production for the month was 1.46mbpd.

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